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Complete details about Australia in Oceania with capital city Canberra
| Country Name | Australia (Australia) |
| Country Code | AUS |
| Capital City | Canberra |
| Continent | Oceania |
| Region | Australia and New Zealand |
| Independence Year | 1901 |
| Population | 18886000 |
| Surface Area | 7741220.0 |
| Life Expectancy | 79.8 years |
| GNP | 351182.0 (old 392911.0) |
| Government Form | Constitutional Monarchy, Federation |
Spoken Languages |
Arabic (1.0%) Canton Chinese (1.1%) English [official] (81.2%) German (0.6%) Greek (1.6%) Italian (2.2%) Serbo-Croatian (0.6%) Vietnamese (0.8%) |
Major Cities |
Sydney, New South Wales (population 3276207) Melbourne, Victoria (population 2865329) Brisbane, Queensland (population 1291117) Perth, West Australia (population 1096829) Adelaide, South Australia (population 978100) Canberra, Capital Region (population 322723) Gold Coast, Queensland (population 311932) Newcastle, New South Wales (population 270324) Central Coast, New South Wales (population 227657) Wollongong, New South Wales (population 219761) Hobart, Tasmania (population 126118) Geelong, Victoria (population 125382) Townsville, Queensland (population 109914) Cairns, Queensland (population 92273) |
Australia's most recent News and Stories
| Publisher: Houston Chronicle | Tue, 22 May 2012 05:24:31 -0700 | |
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ROD McGUIRK, AP This June 7, 2010 image from television supplied by Network 10 shows a commemorative coffee mug of the 2010 presidential visit by Barack Obama sitting on a stone pillar in front of Parliament House in Canberra, Australia. read full story |
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| Publisher: Huffington Post | Tue, 22 May 2012 08:08:04 -0700 | |
| Obama Mugs Labeled 'Barrack' Smashed And Buried Under Wet Concrete In Australia read full story | ||
| Publisher: Washington Post | Mon, 21 May 2012 18:19:02 -0700 | |
| Rubbed out: Australia smashes mugs that misspelled Obama's name, buries them ... read full story | ||
| Publisher: Reuters | Tue, 22 May 2012 01:26:11 -0700 | |
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Australia to grow 3.1 pct in 2012, 3.7 pct in 2013 * Australia monetary stance accommodative * New Zealand to grow 1.9 pct this year, 2.8 pct in 2013 PARIS, May 22 (Reuters) - Australia's growth rate should rise this year in 2012 and again in 2013 ... read full story |
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| Publisher: Wall Street Journal | Tue, 22 May 2012 01:20:14 -0700 | |
| OECD Slashes Australia 2012 GDP Forecast To 3% From 4% read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Age | Tue, 22 May 2012 06:57:10 -0700 | |
| Australia full steam ahead: OECD read full story | ||
| Publisher: Sydney Morning Herald | Tue, 22 May 2012 01:48:01 -0700 | |
| Australia set to outperform OECD read full story | ||
| Publisher: The Australian | Tue, 22 May 2012 07:04:56 -0700 | |
| Growth to beat targets: OECD read full story | ||
| Publisher: Washington Post | Tue, 22 May 2012 10:00:06 -0700 | |
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NICE, France ? Fifth-seeded Bernard Tomic of Australia and seventh-seeded Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan won Tuesday to reach the second round of the Open de Nice. Tomic beat Lukas Lacko of Slovakia 6-2, 6-3, breaking serve twice in each set. read full story |
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| Publisher: Bloomberg | Tue, 22 May 2012 05:16:23 -0700 | |
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Australia is the world's happiest nation based on criteria including income, jobs, housing and health, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said. Australia led Norway and the US, the Paris-based group's Better Life Index showed, ... read full story |
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| Publisher: The Daily Telegraph | Tue, 22 May 2012 02:11:56 -0700 | |
| Australia the happiest OECD nation in the world, survey finds read full story | ||
| Publisher: RIA Novosti | Tue, 22 May 2012 11:26:09 -0700 | |
| OECD Better Life Index Says Australia is Happiest Country read full story | ||
| Publisher: Newser | Tue, 22 May 2012 08:15:28 -0700 | |
| For a Better Life, Move to... read full story | ||